# metagenome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. All the genetic material present in an environmental sample, consisting of the genomes of many individual organisms.

## Etymology
From meta- + genome.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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